Sector Expertise

Financial Services

Banks and insurance companies face many challenges. The digital revolution has changed customer expectations and innovative solutions are required to meet them. At the same time, cybersecurity threats have increased, while there is a constant need to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. In addition, the sector is under increasing pressure to abandon legacy technologies that are unable to mitigate potential new risks and create platforms for innovation. In this situation, banks and insurance companies are forced to constantly review and optimise their business models.

Together we will plan and design your future IT landscape. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with you, our experts will develop innovative solutions and IT architectures with the aid of which you will be able to react rapidly and flexibly to new market demands. We can also provide detailed advice on how to minimise risk and help you meet compliance regulations. And we will not only develop ways to meet your current challenges, but also support you in the long term during the transformation process.

Leverage our expertise to ensure your organisation remains resilient. Let us work together to shape the future of banking and insurance.

One of the challenges facing the banking and insurance sector is the need to make existing legacy systems fit for innovative technologies. Our approach enables the compatible coexistence of the old and the new by designing, implementing and maintaining customised architectural solutions and migration strategies.

We can help you migrate your legacy systems to a modern on-premises and cloud architecture, creating the potential for future integration of AI and other innovations. Our expertise in integrating and continuously adapting both sides of the coin will enable you to quickly deliver innovative solutions using both existing and new platforms.

By using an AI-powered data migration approach, we can ensure that master files and transactional data are transferred flawlessly during the system transformation. We support you throughout the transformation process with our design and transformation management services. We will ensure that your transformation is smooth and that all aspects of the process work seamlessly together.

Benefit from our experience in transforming and innovating IT landscapes. Together we will make your processes and systems fit for the future, while ensuring the stability of the systems you already use.

In today’s digital world, banks and insurance companies are increasingly the target of cyber attacks. At the same time, regulatory requirements such as DORA are becoming more stringent and, in Germany at least, there is a need to obtain BSI certification and accreditation to demonstrate compliance with the relevant IT technical standards (as set out in TR-03171). We’ll guide you through the catalogue of requirements and help you find the best strategy for compliance.

Our years of experience mean we know the best way for you to implement and maintain compliance. We prepare you in detail for audits and support you throughout the process. And we can efficiently remediate any deficiencies identified during audits with targeted remediation projects.

Our cyber security solutions are designed to meet the regulatory requirements of the banking and insurance sectors. Using our Information Security Assessment, we can identify potential security vulnerabilities and develop tailored strategies to improve the resilience of your system.

We seamlessly integrate compliance and security concepts into your existing processes and systems. As a result, your organisation will be both fully protected and compliant. Should you become a victim of cybercriminals, we will manage the crisis on your behalf, minimising the damage and restoring your business continuity as quickly as possible.

Leverage our compliance and security expertise to ensure your organisation is not only safe, but compliant.

In a rapidly evolving business world, reducing operational depth is key to improving efficiency and increasing competitiveness. We can help you identify which processes can be kept in-house and which can be more efficiently outsourced.

In our Vertical Integration Assessment, we work with you to identify the potential business processes that can be more effectively delivered through targeted business process outsourcing. This will allow you to focus on your core competencies and gain operational efficiencies.

Our approach to system and vendor selection includes needs assessment, detailed market research, tendering support, organising “beauty contests” and vendor workshops, and we can even negotiate contracts on your behalf. We also consider cloud-based and on-premises solutions and help you make the best decision when selecting an IT service provider.

Our unique selling point is our neutrality: we act with complete independence and focus solely on your needs. You can trust our experience. Together we will make your processes more efficient, while ensuring that your operational depth is reduced to be fit for the future.

We are the partner of choice for managing and delivering complex projects and programmes in the dynamic banking and insurance sectors. Our experienced team has a proven track record in the successful delivery of large-scale projects, including core accounting system migrations, post-merger integrations, major modernisation programmes and IT platform changes.

We understand the challenges associated with transforming legacy systems and provide tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of your organisation. Our project management techniques are designed to minimise risk and ensure project success. We do this by defining clear objectives and working to achieve them with precision and efficiency.

We can reorganise projects to get failed processes back on track by systematically identifying the problems and introducing measures that will deliver the required results. We also offer interim management services. These provide the necessary control and support at critical stages to ensure that your projects continue to run smoothly.

Our approach is to work closely with your team to ensure that all project objectives are met and new systems are integrated smoothly. Trust our ability to tackle complex challenges and deliver sustainable solutions. Let us help you future-proof your organisation.

Success Stories

International Insurance Group

Analysis of global IT Management

Analysis of the management processes for global IT services at more than 200 companies, evaluation of the service content, cost and usage analysis for individual services, catalogue of optimization measures
International Insurance Group

Optimization Of Global IT Costs

Analysis of IT costs of global IT services of more than 200 international companies, identification and evaluation of optimization potential of the international companies, development and implementation of a catalogue of activities for a more efficient use of global IT budgets
International Insurance Group

Analysis of global SAP License Management

Cost and usage analysis of more than 60,000 SAP licenses worldwide, identification of untapped license potential, catalogue of measures to optimize license management, catalogue of activities to optimise license management and the associated OPEX/CAPEX
International Insurance Group

Global IT Cost Optimization

Optimization of the costs for global IT services, implementation of costing, planning and control for the global IT services at more than 200 international companies
International Insurance Group

Global IT Service Management

Restructuring of IT service management for more than 200 international companies, implementation of a international service platform
International Insurance Group

Global SAP Licence Management

Concept design for and implementation of a global licence management system for more than 60,000 SAP licences, including procurement, administration, distribution and redistribution, connection to the SAP system
IT Provider of a Bank Group

Potential Analysis

Analysis of all IT service processes, review of the organizational structure and management, analysis of the portfolio from a customer viewpoint, review of the technological infrastructure (particularly the existing data centre)
IT Provider of a Bank Group

IT Governance

Implementation of a new organizational structure, adjustment of all service and management processes, realignment of the sourcing model, implementation of a results and quality-oriented KPI control system
Bank Services Provider

Desktop Outsourcing

Outsourcing of desktop management for more than 2,000 workplaces, specification of service processes, pre-selection of providers, tender process, contract negotiations, transition, setting up of provider management
Federal Association

Help Desk Outsourcing

Planning and establishment of a new data centre, outsourcing of the IT help desk including tender process and selection of providers, setting up of operations for the infrastructure and backup data centre
Federal Association

Secure Communication Infrastructure

Planning of an infrastructure for secure communication via Secure Mail (S/MIME infrastructure), coordination of the implementation of an infrastructure for dissemination of association information via mobile end devices
Trade Credit Insurer

Trade Financing Platform

Design and implementation of a digital platform for various trade financing services, system architecture specification, selection of software solutions and providers, project management
International Bank Group

Optimisation Of Global IT-Budgets

Analysis of the entire financial accounting system at the IT service company, review of the service structure, service level management and cost structure, creation of an optimization concept
International Bank Group

IT Programme and Project Controlling

Introduction and implementation of system-supported programme and project controlling, including budget and resource planning, forecasting and settlement for international IT projects
International Bank

IT Infrastructure Transformation

Development of a target architecture for global IT infrastructure services, definition of a future sourcing model, definition of services and SLAs, drawing up of transition and transformation plans
International Bank Group

Realignment of Commercial IT Service Management

Restructuring of the financial accounting system at the IT service company, implementation of a control system for IT services, installation of SAP, including legacy data migration
International Banking Group

IT Infrastructure Outsourcing

Preparation of a global sourcing strategy, the definition of system architecture, selection of providers, contract negotiations, transition/transformation, implementation of provider controlling
European Furniture Group

Stabilization of at-risk IT Projects, Optimization of Management Structures

Assistance for the CIO, supervision of failing SAP projects, support with a requirements profile for sales and production in other European countries, facilitation of management committees
Savings Bank

Enterprise Social Networking, Workplace of the Future

Installation of a company-wide collaboration solution, integration of external partners, facilitation of the change management process, application integration and infrastructure planning
Cooperative Association

IT Strategy

Support for the IT strategy process of four associated companies, consolidation of the IT landscape, identification of potential synergies, shared infrastructures, determination of central and non-central services
IT Subsidiary of a Bank Group

IT Strategy

Development of an IT strategy, analysis of business requirements and technological trends, definition of an IT architecture, realignment of the service processes, sourcing strategy, organizational structure
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